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Terminated in academic year 2019/2020

Noble and Precious Metals

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 637-3010/01
Abbreviation UVK
Course title Noble and Precious Metals
Credits 5
Coordinating department Department of Non-ferrous Metals, Refining and Recycling
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Miroslav Kursa, CSc.

Subject syllabus

· Characteristics of noble metals.
· Gold, silver and metals of platinum group.
· Overview of methods of production of these metals as by-products at production of copper, lead and nickel.
· Individual procedures for processing of raw materials for production of noble metals, amalgamation, cyanide leaching, new processing procedures, refining of noble metals.
· High-melting metals, characteristic features, influence on production technology, refining and processing of W, Mo, V, Ta, Nb, Ti, Zr and Hf.
· Metals of rare occurrence and lanthanides, properties, principles of their production and their application in practice.
· Naturally radioactive metals (U, Th) – characteristics. Properties, occurrence, processing methods, use in nuclear power engineering.

E-learning

not evalaible

Literature

GUPTA, CH. K. Chemical metallurgy: principles and practice. Hoboken: Wiley, 2004. ISBN 3-527-60200-3 .
KURSA, M. a I. SZURMAN. Noble and precious metals. Ostrava: VŠB-TU Ostrava, 2013.
http://katedry.fmmi.vsb.cz/Opory_FMMI_ENG/AEM/Noble%20and%20Precious%20Metals.pdf
DONACHIE, M.J. Titanium: a technical guide. 2nd ed. Materials Park: ASM International, 2000. ISBN 0-87170-686-5.

Advised literature

CHANDLER, H. Metallurgy for the non-metallurgist. Materials Park: ASM International, 1998. ISBN 0-87170-652-0.